Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 6 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Nov – 12 Nov 2023 · 4 TDs · 5 bills voted on · 14 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

2023-11-08 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–67

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Voted against 1 Cormac Devlin

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Housing

2023-11-08 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 67–53

Voted for 2 Cormac Devlin · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

The motion · motion passed 67–53

Voted for 2 Cormac Devlin · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Home Care Workers and Home Support Scheme

2023-11-08 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 66–54

Voted for 2 Cormac Devlin · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

The motion · motion passed 67–53

Voted for 2 Cormac Devlin · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-11-07 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 70–58

Voted for 2 Cormac Devlin · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023

2023-11-07 · 4 votes · Govt (Finance)

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further pr…

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A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance; and to provide for related matters.

The motion · motion passed 6–3

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 3 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–5

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 3 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–5

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 3 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–5

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 3 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Barry Ward — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 3 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 3 total

Housing 2 questions
- 2023-11-09 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what funding is being provided for the affordable housing fund in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48953/23]
- 2023-11-09 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what funding is being provided for the first-home scheme in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48952/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of an issue (details supplied); if she will ask her officials to review the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47430/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Deer Commission Justice and Equality
- Raise concerns about proposed changes to firearm licensing and consequences for deer management

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 10 votes · 11 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 11 total

Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach his views on the recently published annual report of his Department. [43877/23]
- 2023-11-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [46435/23]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the meaning of 'irreconcilably estranged' in the context of proof of independence from parents for a SUSI grant application; and what proof will be accepted in the absence of involvement of Tusla, a social worker or the courts; whether an affidavit from a solicitor will be accepted as proof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47422/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to accept that those over the age of 23 years are not living at home as independent of their parents, regardless of the type of accommodation or the length of time living way from home. [47521/23]
Foreign 1 question
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on the plans and procedures in place to secure safe return home for Irish citizens currently trapped in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48455/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a complete list of all buildings owned by the State or any of the State agencies across Dún Laoghaire, Rathdown; and the occupancy rates and status of each. [47698/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education what progress has been made on a report she received proposing the introduction of a teacher relocation scheme; what her plans are going forward in addressing this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48720/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider including those who wish to down-size to free up a family size home in the 'fresh start' principle for local authority affordable purchase housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47437/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made on the report he plans to publish summarising submissions regarding discrimination on the basis of disadvantaged socioeconomic status under the Employment Equality Act 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48366/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether the standard of care in private care homes, as well as the standard of training and vetting of staff, are the same as the standards employed in HSE-run care homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47428/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-11-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will receive their SPSV licence, given that they applied over seven months ago, with no information on its status being communicated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48843/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Deer Commission Justice and Equality
- Raise concerns about proposed changes to firearm licensing and consequences for deer management